Voters will pick a new representative this year in Kansas’ Big 1st congressional district. One of the candidates hoping to win election is Dr. Bill Clifford, a Garden City ophthalmologist, Air Force veteran and current chair of the Finney County Commission. Clifford sat down with KMAN in a recent interview at the Manhattan Radina’s Coffeehouse [...]

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Riley County commissioners are looking to keep the 2021 budget as flat with 2020 as much as possible. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison presented a budget calendar, development worksheet, and the appropriation request history. The commission has voiced their want to keep the budget as flat as possible, even with personnel.  The current appropriation [...]

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In-person classes will resume for the fall 2020 semester at Kansas State University, but the start and end dates will be moved up one week. Under the adjusted academic calendar, the first day of classes will be Monday, Aug. 17. The last day of classes will be Friday, Dec. 4, with finals week from Dec. [...]

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Pawnee Mental health has received $40,000 to buy new laptops for its Adult and Youth Rehabilitation Services staff members. The mobile resource is intended to expand access to more clients and enable more remote mental health services. It also allows for implementation of concurrent documentation, a practice that engages the client and clinician in documenting [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested over the weekend following a road rage incident in Manhattan. Riley County Police say 23-year-old Walberto Cartagena was arrested Friday night on a charge of aggravated assault; use of a deadly weapon. Cartagena is accused of brandishing a firearm during a road rage incident in the 1200 block of [...]

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